ELI5-How did Germany go from losing two world wars to being the economic powerhouse of Europe?
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Marshall Plan resurrected European agriculture and infrastructure.
German work ethic IS an actual quantified thing. The productivity of the average German exceeds most of Europe and even the US. Their ingenuity is well known, having invented many industrial objects and philosophical frameworks. Not to say other European nations are lazy, just that Germany is ahead.
Germans are a bit stubborn, so if they fail, they like to try harder than previous. This persistence translates to inevitable success.
Plus, the joke German trains running on time every time has a basis in truth. Timeliness and obsession with planning raises probabilities of finding success.
From Ariminius to Benz, Daimler, and Maybach and Kant/Nietzsche/Heidegger as well as just a culture of strength through doing, Germans have shown time and again throughout the eons that they are dedicated, crafty, insightful, and persistent peoples.
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